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Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Junior Farmers. Crops and Pastures

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

REG HEWATT, of Elsmore Club[?] has fine experiment plots, in which he has grown splendid samples of 25 different varieties of wheat…

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U.S. Dairy Farmers’ Fight Chicago, Jan. 9

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

Regular supplies of milk for Chicago by aeroplane were started to-day, the blockade by irate producers having caused a…

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Consumption of Wheat World Sub-committee Meeting in Paris

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Australia was represented by Mr. F. L. McDougall, the Commonwealth economic adviser in London, at the meeting of the sub-committee of the…

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Wheat Trials Variety and Manurial Tests in Temora District

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

A FEATURE of the several farmers' wheat variety and manurial trials inspected by Mr. L. S. Judd, manager of the Temora experiment farm, was…

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On the Land Stud Cattle. Attractive Importations. Black Polls and Jerseys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

Mr. R. L. Grant, a prominent Scottish judge and breeder of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, arrived from London yesterday on the steamer Talroa Mr. Grant judged the Aberdeen-Angus and…

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Dead Wool Danger of Infection to Handlers and Packers

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 15

According to a deputation to the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) this week, those engaged in the handling of wool from dead sheep are in…

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Wheat Industry. Terms of Royal Commission. Effort to Expedite Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 8

Some delay has occurred in drawing up the terms of reference to the Royal Commission on the wheat industry which comprises Sir Herbert Gepo (chairman) Professor S. M…

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Increased Returns £200,000 More for Yass Wool This Season

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 24

It is reported from Yass that the estimated increase in the value of the local clip owing to the improvement in the wool prices is about £200,000…

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Record Since 1929 Western Riverina Sheep Sale Over in 50 Minutes HAY

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 24

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co.'s special sheep sale here to-day was a record since 1929. A total of 18,000 sheep yarded averaged £1/0/9. There was a record…

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Overseas Wheat Quotations on January 17 By the State Marketing Bureau

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 25

(All overseas quotes are to the nearest oneeighth of a penny. Values are expressed in English currency.) London Values and Sales.—South…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep. Prime Lambs and Wethers Firm. Ewes Slightly Cheaper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

There was a fairly large penning of sheep and lambs at the Flemington stock sales yesterday. The number pained was 39,915. which was a few less than drawn for. The supply…

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Yorkshire Bids Made Mart Firm Prices Rise Under Competition Wool Auction

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 10

Under good general competition and with an improved demand from Yorkshire and Germany, the wool market partly recovered…

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Argentine Competes with Aust. Undersells Wheat On The Eastern Market Visitor Tells

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 8

THAT the Argentine was seriously underselling Australian wheat on the Chinese and Japanese markets was the…

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Trade in Wheat Is Very Dull No Movement In Markets Flour Quiet

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 10

There was a weaker tone in the local wheat market yesterday, following advice from Liverpool, that the overseas…

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Chinese Wheat Duty Its Effect Upon Australia Considerable Overseas Criticism Shanghai, December 26

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

Chinese millers were the ungrateful recipients of a Christmas box from Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Finance, when he told them it would be quite impossible for the Government to allow the entry duty-free of wheat ordered from Australia and the United States prior to the imposition of the duty of foreign grain…

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States Agree on Butter Price Equalisation Finality at Sydney Conference Momentous Gathering All States Were Represented

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

DURING the past three days representatives of the dairy industry from the States of Queensland, New South…

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Season's Wool Cheque May Total Nearly £60,000,000. Highest Since the Boom Years

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 14

For the first time since the 1928-29 season, Australia's wool cheque promises to approach the £60,000,000 mark. A recent estimate places the…

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The Week's Sydney Wool Sales Reviewed Prices Ease General Fall of 5 Per Cent

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 20

THE week's Sydney wool sales have seen a definite easing in values. Variations in the price of the…

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The Importance of Lustre in Longwool Higher Wool Prices Emphasise Value of Good Fleece in Meat Breeds

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 11

The importance of brightness in our merino wools, and of lustre, or sheen, in crossbred and comeback descriptions is fully shown by an analysis of the buying operations to date this season. The brokers describe their offerings each sale day, and when clips…

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Wheat Bonus Forms Will Be Available Soon Federal Plans Are Near Finality State Authorities Waiting Regulations Have Been Approved

The Land · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

FEDERAL regulations governing the distribution of the Commonwealth grant of £3,000,000 to the States for…

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